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Re: Bash question: get output as a variable?



On Fri, Feb 5, 2010 at 12:42 AM, Mart Frauenlob
<mart.frauenlob@chello.at> wrote:
> tar ... 2> "$filename"
> mapfile array1 < "$filename"
>
> (don't know actually why '-u 2' option for mapfile does not complete for
> me? would make it a 'one-liner'.)
>
> on bash4.0+


This is a great example as well.  The only problem is bash4 isn't
readily available to people using lenny.  Also, wouldn't he just want
to redirect sdtout and not stderr?  I guess it all depends on what he
wants to do with the list.


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